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Sylvia R. Garcia

D Democratic nominee for U.S. House, TX-29

Representative since 2019

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On the ballot: On the general election ballotNov 3, 2026 · Texas US House 29
The race: Everyone running for TX-29 · Compare Garcia with them
Where to vote: Find your polling place (opens in a new tab) · More ways to vote

SummaryAt a glance

Top priorities: Fighting for Our Democracy
Lowering Costs and Making Life Affordable
Standing Up for Women
An Economy for All
Standing Up for Our Rights and Equality
Read all 6 in their words
In Congress: Representative since 2019 · votes with their party 98% of the time. See the record · Office phone 202-225-1688
Money: $1.2M raised, $1.3M spent, $235.8K cash on hand (through Oct 14, 2026). Where it comes from
Who gives: 4.3% of individual money from donors at $200 or less · 90% from Texas · largest committee giver ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, $10K
Outside groups: $593.4K supporting Garcia
Backed by: Lizzie Fletcher · Maxine Waters · Hakeem Jeffries and 38 more. As the campaign lists them
Sponsored most in: Finance and Financial Sector, Immigration, Labor and Employment

Their wordsWhat does Garcia say they will do?

6 priorities from sylviaforcongress.com, in the order they are listed there. Every heading and the text under it is copied exactly, as one passage for each page it is from, and links to that place on the page; hover a source to see which passage it opens.

6 priorities · 22 quoted statements

RecordWhat is Garcia’s record in Congress?

98% of their votes went with their party’s majority; they broke with it 13 times in the 119th Congress.

Committees 2 committees

House Committee on Ethics
House Committee on Financial Services
2 subcommittees
- Housing and Insurance
- Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence

Matching this candidate against the House and Senate voting records…

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Sponsored legislation: issue areas63 measures

Finance and Financial Sector12 · 19%

H.J.Res. 180 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Statement of Policy Regarding Prohibition on Abusive Acts or Practices". BILLSTATUS
H.J.Res. 181 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2022-07: Reasonable Investigation of Consumer Reporting Disputes". BILLSTATUS
H.R. 8373 Improving Access to Financial Coaching Act of 2026 BILLSTATUS
H.R. 8252 Improving Language Access in Mortgage Servicing Act of 2024 BILLSTATUS
H.R. 5524 Foreign Affiliates Sharing Pilot Program Extension Act BILLSTATUS

Immigration6 · 10%

H.R. 7252 Restoring Community Trust Act of 2026 BILLSTATUS
H.R. 1589 American Dream and Promise Act of 2025 BILLSTATUS
H.R. 16 American Dream and Promise Act of 2023 BILLSTATUS
H.R. 5518 Virtual Naturalization Act of 2021 BILLSTATUS
H.R. 3993 Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act BILLSTATUS

Labor and Employment6 · 10%

H.R. 5514 POJA Act of 2025 BILLSTATUS
H.R. 3491 POJA Act of 2023 BILLSTATUS
H.R. 1543 To direct the Secretary of Labor to ensure that the database relating to investigations under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 is language accessible, and for other purposes. BILLSTATUS
H.R. 785 To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to require paid rest breaks for certain construction employees, and for other purposes. BILLSTATUS
H.R. 8444 To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to require paid rest breaks for certain construction employees, and for other purposes. BILLSTATUS

Armed Forces and National Security5 · 8%

H.R. 1860 Women Veterans Cancer Care Coordination Act BILLSTATUS
H.R. 10153 Women Veterans Cancer Care Coordination Act BILLSTATUS
H.R. 6338 Veterans’ Cancer Care Coordinator Act of 2023 BILLSTATUS
H.R. 2711 SAYFE Act BILLSTATUS
H.R. 9002 Veterans’ Cancer Care Coordinator Act of 2022 BILLSTATUS

Crime and Law Enforcement5 · 8%

H.R. 4664 Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act BILLSTATUS
H.R. 7949 STOP CSAM Act of 2024 BILLSTATUS
H.R. 6298 Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act BILLSTATUS
H.R. 6544 EARN IT Act of 2022 BILLSTATUS
H.R. 2922 Elder Abuse Protection Act of 2021 BILLSTATUS

Housing and Community Development5 · 8%

H.R. 8877 Improving Self-Sufficiency of Families in HUD-Subsidized Housing Act BILLSTATUS
H.R. 8878 Incentivizing Local Solutions to Homelessness Act BILLSTATUS
H.R. 7344 Affordable Housing Supply Chain Clarity Act BILLSTATUS
H.R. 6772 Affordable Housing Through Common-Sense Standards Act BILLSTATUS
H.R. 7123 Studying Barriers to Homelessness Act BILLSTATUS

The CRS policy areas of Garcia’s 63 substantive sponsored measures, Congresses 117, 118, 119; the figure is how many fall in each. Sponsorship indicates legislative focus, not every policy position. GovInfo source ↗

MoneyWho pays for the campaign, and where does it go?

Raised

$1.2M

$1,201,322

Spent

$1.3M

$1,337,312

Cash on hand

$235.8K

$235,764

FEC filings, Jan 1, 2025 to Oct 14, 2026 · Official FEC bulk data · committee C00660555

Raised, spent and cash over time by FEC report

$1.11 has been spent for every dollar raised across 9 reports ($1.3M of $1.2M). Cash on hand went from $222.8K on Mar 31, 2025 to $235.8K on Oct 14, 2026.

Raised, spent and cash on hand by FEC report
Report	Raised in the period	Spent in the period	Cash on hand at its close
APRIL QUARTERLY 2025 through Mar 31, 2025	$62,616	$211,557	$222,813
JULY QUARTERLY 2025 through Jun 30, 2025	$67,032	$94,793	$195,053
OCTOBER QUARTERLY 2025 through Sep 30, 2025	$276,247	$69,252	$402,048
YEAR-END 2025 through Dec 31, 2025	$140,391	$153,208	$389,231
PRE-PRIMARY 2026 through Feb 11, 2026	$124,388	$286,664	$226,955
APRIL QUARTERLY 2026 through Mar 31, 2026	$232,491	$283,784	$175,662
JULY QUARTERLY 2026 through Jun 30, 2026	$84,236	$58,926	$200,973
OCTOBER QUARTERLY 2026 through Sep 30, 2026	$189,517	$109,240	$281,250
PRE-GENERAL 2026 through Oct 14, 2026	$24,402	$69,888	$235,764

Each report’s own period, as filed with the FEC; a report filed again counts once, as its latest copy.

Where the money came from $1,201,322 reported receipts

PACs and other committeesPolitical action committees and other candidates' committees. Corporations and unions cannot give directly.$783,95565%

Committees that gave

Ernst & Young PAC4 receipts, latest Feb 19, 2026 · PAC (qualified)$10,000
Courage to Change2 receipts, latest Sep 30, 2025 · PAC (qualified)$10,000
Phillips 66 PAC3 receipts, latest Sep 15, 2026 · PAC (qualified)$10,000
Exxon Mobil Corp. PAC3 receipts, latest May 6, 2026 · PAC (qualified)$10,000
Machinists NON Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers2 receipts, latest Mar 10, 2026 · PAC (qualified)$10,000
United Food & Commercial Workers International Union Active Ballot Club3 receipts, latest Feb 17, 2026 · PAC (qualified)$10,000
Fair Shot PAC2 receipts, latest Feb 23, 2026 · PAC (qualified)$10,000

Poll	Sylvia Garcia	Jarvis Johnson	Lead	vs. result
University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairsended Feb 10	46%	27%	Sylvia Garcia +19	−3.5
Median of the final polls			Sylvia Garcia +19	−3.5
Result	58.3%	35.7%	Sylvia Garcia +22.5

Top donor states
Name		Amount
Texas home237 contributions · 90%		$279,841
District of Columbia10 contributions · 2.5%		$7,759
Colorado3 contributions · 1.4%		$4,250
California3 contributions · 1.3%		$4,000
New York2 contributions · 1.3%		$4,000
Maryland5 contributions · 1.1%		$3,500
Wyoming1 contribution · 1.1%		$3,500
Kentucky1 contribution · 0.3%		$1,000

Top donor states

Name

Amount

Texas home237 contributions · 90%

$279,841

District of Columbia10 contributions · 2.5%

$7,759

Colorado3 contributions · 1.4%

$4,250

California3 contributions · 1.3%

$4,000

New York2 contributions · 1.3%

$4,000

Maryland5 contributions · 1.1%

$3,500

Wyoming1 contribution · 1.1%

$3,500

Kentucky1 contribution · 0.3%

$1,000

Donors’ employers
Employer as filed		Amount
RetiredWritten instead of an employer · 64 contributions · 22% of ranked		$66,345
Self-employedWritten instead of an employer · 38 contributions · 20% of ranked		$62,160
Not employedWritten instead of an employer · 12 contributions · 4.8% of ranked		$14,750
Lanier LAW Firm4 contributions · 2% of ranked		$6,000
Gonzalez & Associates INC2 contributions · 1.6% of ranked		$5,000
Steptoe LLP2 contributions · 1.6% of ranked		$5,000
The Goodman Corporation3 contributions · 1.5% of ranked		$4,500
Akin Gump4 contributions · 1.1% of ranked		$3,500

Donors’ employers

Employer as filed

Amount

RetiredWritten instead of an employer · 64 contributions · 22% of ranked

$66,345

Self-employedWritten instead of an employer · 38 contributions · 20% of ranked

$62,160

Not employedWritten instead of an employer · 12 contributions · 4.8% of ranked

$14,750

Lanier LAW Firm4 contributions · 2% of ranked

$6,000

Gonzalez & Associates INC2 contributions · 1.6% of ranked

$5,000

Steptoe LLP2 contributions · 1.6% of ranked

$5,000

The Goodman Corporation3 contributions · 1.5% of ranked

$4,500

Akin Gump4 contributions · 1.1% of ranked

$3,500

Name		Amount
Break Something, Inc.9 payments · 22% of all spending		$292,530
DCCC3 payments · 11% of all spending		$150,000
MAP Political Communication10 payments · 11% of all spending		$146,612
Strathdee Group32 payments · 6.4% of all spending		$85,216
American Express17 payments · 6.2% of all spending		$83,087
Bayou City Strategies23 payments · 5% of all spending		$66,631
Lake Research Partners2 payments · 4% of all spending		$53,094
DS Political2 payments · 3.9% of all spending		$52,015

Occupation as filed		Amount
Attorney51 contributions · 22% of ranked		$67,995
RetiredWritten instead of an occupation · 64 contributions · 21% of ranked		$65,370
Not employedWritten instead of an occupation · 11 contributions · 4.6% of ranked		$14,250
Consultant11 contributions · 4.6% of ranked		$14,100
CEO6 contributions · 3.9% of ranked		$12,000
Lawyer10 contributions · 3.6% of ranked		$11,000
President5 contributions · 3.6% of ranked		$11,000
Investor3 contributions · 3.1% of ranked		$9,500

Sylvia R. Garcia

SummaryAt a glance

Their wordsWhat does Garcia say they will do?

1Priority 1: Fighting for Our Democracy 4 statements

2Priority 2: Lowering Costs and Making Life Affordable 4 statements

3Priority 3: Standing Up for Women 3 statements

4Priority 4: An Economy for All 3 statements

5Priority 5: Standing Up for Our Rights and Equality 4 statements

6Priority 6: Immigration Policy with a Heart 4 statements

RecordWhat is Garcia’s record in Congress?

Committees 2 committees

Sponsored legislation: issue areas63 measures

MoneyWho pays for the campaign, and where does it go?

Raised, spent and cash over time by FEC report

Where the money came from $1,201,322 reported receipts

Committees that gave

EndorsementsWho does Garcia’s campaign say backs them?

Officials 28

Unions 2

Organizations 10

Newspapers 1

BallotWhen is Garcia on the ballot?

PollsWhat do public polls of the TX-29 House race show?

Primary result and the final polls

AboutWhere does this page come from?

Earlier cycles

Federal records

Campaign pages read 2 pages

Largest donors

Where the donors live $310,350 placed by state

Home state and away

Top states

Donors’ employers as filed

Outside spending $593,411 about Garcia

What the payments were for $1,218,874 itemized

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